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〃About　the　rangers　and　the　hunters？　Don't　worry　about　it。　We　already　know。〃

〃Don't　worry　about　it？〃　I　demanded　in　disbelief。　〃Jake；　they've　got　guns！

They're　setting　traps　and

offering　rewards　and—〃

〃We　can　take　care　of　ourselves；〃　he　growled；　still　pacing。　〃They're　not　going

to　catch　anything。　They're

only　making　it　more　difficult—they'll　start　disappearing　soon　enough；　too。〃

〃Jake！〃　I　hissed。

〃What？　It's　just　a　fact。〃

My　voice　was　pale　with　revulsion。　〃How　can　you　feel　that　way？　You　know　these

people。　Charlie's　out

there！〃　The　thought　made　my　stomach　twist。

He　came　to　an　abrupt　stop。　〃What　more　can　we　do？〃　he　retorted。

The　sun　turned　the　clouds　a　slivery　pink　above　us。　I　could　see　his　expression

now；　it　was　angry；

frustrated；　betrayed。

〃Could　you　well；　try　to　not　be　a　werewolf？〃　I　suggested　in　a　whisper。

He　threw　his　hands　up　in　the　air。　〃Like　I　have　a　choice　about　it！〃　he　shouted。

〃And　how　would　that　help

anything；　if　you're　worried　about　people　disappearing？〃

〃I　don't　understand　you。〃

He　glared　at　me；　his　eyes　narrowing　and　his　mouth　twisting　into　a　snarl。　〃You

know　what　makes　me　so

mad　I　could　just　spit？〃

I　flinched　away　from　his　hostile　expression。　He　seemed　to　be　waiting　for　an

answer；　so　I　shook　my　head。

〃You're　such　a　hypocrite；　Bella—there　you　sit；　terrified　of　me！　How　is　that

fair？〃　His　hands　shook　with

anger。

〃Hypocrite？　How　does　being　afraid　of　a　monster　make　me　a　hypocrite？〃

〃Ugh！〃　he　groaned；　pressing　his　trembling　fists　to　his　temples　and　squeezing

his　eyes　shut。　〃Would　you

listen　to　yourself？〃

〃What？〃

He　took　two　st